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Knife Angel – Cathedral
I went to see this fabulous 26-foot high (8m) sculpture made out of knives and intended as a tribute to victims of knife crime which is being exhibited outside the Liverpool Anglican cathedral. The 100,000 weapons forming the Knife Angel have either been confiscated or … Continue readingKnife Angel – Cathedral
A New Bar Discovered
After spending a bit of time viewing the Knife Angel up at the Cathedral (I will post something soon about that), I dropped into the Merchant for a swifty and met up with Jonathan and Lynne. Lisa joined us later and we tried out a … Continue readingA New Bar Discovered
Lady lever, Birkenhead Park and the H1780
An eventful day saw us visit three gems of Merseyside.. The every inspiring Lady Lever Art Gallery in Port Sunlight (to visit the Quentin Blake exhibition), my first ever visit to Birkenhead Park and a well-deserved grapefruit Shofferhofer in the expertly lit mezzanine of the … Continue readingLady lever, Birkenhead Park and the H1780
Lake District – All the leaves are brown..
Most probably our last camp of 2018 was to Keswick in the beautiful Lake District. We took the little tent and managed to cook outside for most of the time but made use of the campers kitchen on one of the nights whilst staying at … Continue readingLake District – All the leaves are brown..
Newgale – Surfs Up
We have visited Pembrokeshire many times but this was our first time at Newgale campsite. Great hosts Mike and his wife and staff Stu and the painter which made our stay that extra special. Staying right next to the road may see not the most … Continue readingNewgale – Surfs Up
Rome – The Return
Our second trip to Rome saw us visit the places we didn’t get to the first time round! As last time I certainly had no problem in filling up the memory cards so the following photos are just a very small selection I took, hopefully … Continue readingRome – The Return
Afternoon Drinks – Christian’s Leaving
Another great afternoon with our very good friends, joined this time too by Adam, Kat and Julia. Without sounding a bit unadventurous we went to our favourite bars including the Kazimier garden (check out the chips the kids had), the Grapes and the Merchant, Slater … Continue readingAfternoon Drinks – Christian’s Leaving
P H O T O 30 Shot Challenge
This project was, on the face of it, simply a challenge to take 30 photos of the subjects noted on the sheet. In practise however what seemed to be a relatively straightforward concept, which would be so easy if you went archive diving but of … Continue readingP H O T O 30 Shot Challenge
Liverpool Architecture – Part of the P H O T O 30 Shot Challenge
In the course of doing the recent P H O T O 30 Shot Challenge one of the particular challenges was Architecture. As a result, on that day I went a bit overboard and ended up with a fair few photos that would have been … Continue readingLiverpool Architecture – Part of the P H O T O 30 Shot Challenge
Afternoon Drinks – with Pom Poms
A wonderful afternoon with some very good friends of ours saw us visit one of our favourite pubs, The Grapes, on the corner of Roscoe St and Knight St, Liverpool. We then went on to visit the Kazimier garden which, on its own website describes … Continue readingAfternoon Drinks – with Pom Poms